Facebook dispute leads to shooting in downtown Louisville, victim's family members say

1:42 PM,
Dec. 9, 2012

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Mark Boxley
| The Courier-Journal

A 29-year-old man was taken to the hospital early Sunday when he was shot in downtown Louisville after what family members say was an ongoing dispute on Facebook.

The man, who was not identified, was shot about 5:30 a.m. while driving west on Main Street near Campbell Street, Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said.

The man had been in an ongoing dispute with several other people for about two weeks that continued when he went to a club on Story Avenue, Smiley said. After leaving the club, the man was shot in the torso while driving and was taken to University Hospital, she said. The ...